Aliyev, Sharif discuss expanding Azerbaijan–Pakistan partnership at Antalya Forum

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif held talks on strengthening bilateral ties during a meeting on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

Happy to have met my dear brother President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on the sidelines of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, earlier today.
We had a productive discussion on further strengthening the Pakistan–Azerbaijan partnership, which continues to grow from strength… pic.twitter.com/VvBWdxFcDx

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 17, 2026

According to a statement shared by the Pakistani prime minister on the social media platform X, the two leaders discussed the steady development of cooperation between Baku and Islamabad and explored ways to further expand the partnership.

“We had a productive discussion on further strengthening the Pakistan–Azerbaijan partnership, which continues to grow from strength to strength,” Sharif wrote.